Category: Employment Law Alert

Sorry, Your Chromosomes Don’t Match Our Company Culture

By: David S. Levine   By now, many employers in Illinois and elsewhere have heard of the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), a statute regulating the collection and disclosure of biometric data such as fingerprints and face geometry that has resulted in significant exposure for Illinois employers. In the past year, another statute mirroring certain […]

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EEOC and DOJ Issue Guidance on “DEI-Related Discrimination”

By: David S. Levine On March 19, 2025, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) issued two “technical assistance” documents providing guidance on the circumstances under which, in the agencies’ view, an employer’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (“DEI”) programs may violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. In […]

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